Ms. Mystic
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Ms. Mystic is a comicbook superheroine created by popular illustrator Neal Adams. The comic was notorious for being late, having nine issues published sporadically from 1982-1994. The first three appearances of Ms. Mystic were published by Pacific Comics, while the majority were published by the now-defunct 1980s publisher Continuity Comics.
Ms. Mystic was a genuine witch who was burned at the stake during the Salem witch trials (1692-1695). Her soul transferred to another plane, and returned to Earth in the modern world. She is strongly concerned with environmental issues. Mystic has superhumanly huge white hair down to her ankles, wears a set of golden spirals in her hair which resemble the insect-antenna of faeries, and her costume is basically a black spandex catsuit created with Zip-A-Tone.
Powers:
- Flight
- Summoning a sword of light
- Can call upon Mother Nature for help
- "Elemental powers"
- “Almost precognitive intelligence”
Ms. Mystic once called upon Mother Nature for help, and she responded by creating a superhero team Urth 4. Urth 4 are strongly influenced by the Fantastic Four: a group of four superheroes based on the four classical Greek elements.
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- Ms. Mystic page includes cover images and short descriptions of every Ms. Mystic appearance.
- Blood which Flows from the Heart is an essay by Michael Netzer in which he states that he and Neal Adams jointly created a character who Adams eventually used as the springboard for Ms. Mystic. Netzer originally sued Adams for co-ownership of Ms. Mystic, but now believes that his suit was unfounded. He also published an open letter of apology to Neal Adams for the lawsuit.
- Ms. Mystic page at internationalhero.co.uk provides an image and brief overview of the character.
- Ms. Mystic images from Google
